CVE-2001-0646 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Maxum Rumpus FTP Server by creating a directory with a specific length.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-0646?
CVE-2001-0646 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2002. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Maxum Rumpus FTP Server 1.3.3 and 2.0.3 dev 3 allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (hang) by creating a directory name of a specific length.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0646?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Maxum Development Corporation Rumpus Ftp Server.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0646?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0646 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2001-0646 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0646 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3fr2-x8c2-c8pr.